Photos: Worldwide protests after Pussy Riot verdict

Policemen control hooded demonstrators during a protest in solidarity with the Russian punk bank Pussy Riot in Zurich, Switzerland, Monday, Aug. 20, 2012. A Russian judge found three members of the provocative punk band guilty of hooliganism on Friday, in one of the most closely watched cases in recent Russian history.

Keystone, Alessandro Della Bella
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Hooded demonstrators stage a protest in solidarity with the Russian punk bank Pussy Riot on the tower of the Grossmuenster cathedral in Zurich, Switzerland, Monday, Aug. 20, 2012. A Russian judge found three members of the provocative punk band guilty of hooliganism on Friday, in one of the most closely watched cases in recent Russian history.Keystone, Alessandro Della Bella
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BELGIUM, Brussels: Amnesty International activists protest close the Russian Embassy in Brussels on August 17, 2012, for the release of three Pussy Riot band members, who face three years in prison for staging a protest stunt against President Vladimir Putin inside a landmark Moscow church.A Moscow court on Friday found guilty three young members of a feminist punk band who captured global attention by defying the Russian authorities and ridiculing President Vladimir Putin in a church. The prosecution has sought three years of corrective labour for a hooliganism motivated by religious hatred conviction. Syrova was expected to issue her sentence later Friday.Georges Gobet
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CANADA, Ottawa: Pussy Riot solidarity rally reported to take place outside Russian Embassy. There should be lots of supporters outside the embassy supporting the band that was found guilty today and sentenced to 2 years.It's been five months since the members of the band – Tolokonnikova, 22, Maria Alekhina, 24, and Yekaterina Samutsevich – were arrested after staging an anti-Putin protest in Moscow's main cathedral.Bruno Schlumberger
/ Ottawa Citizen

CANADA, Toronto: A supporter of the Russian female punk band "Pussy Riot" sports a mask mimicking the group's distinctive coloured balaclava at a protest outside the Russian consulate in Toronto on Friday, August 17, 2012. About 100 people gathered to show solidarity for Pussy Riot following the feminist rockers' conviction and sentencing.Michelle Siu
/ The Canadian Press

CANADA, Toronto: A protester is reflected in a mirror as he demonstrates against the Russian Government in support of the Pussy Riot band members who are being jailed for protesting in Russia in Toronto on Friday, August 17, 2012. About 100 people gathered to show solidarity for Pussy Riot following the feminist rockers' conviction and sentencing.Nathan Denette
/ The Canadian Press

DENMARK, Copenhagen: Demonstrators hold banners in support of the Russian punk group Pussy Riot during a protest in Copenhagen, Denmark, Thursday Aug. 17, 2012. Three members of Pussy Riot were jailed in March and charged with hooliganism motivated by religious hatred after their punk performance against President Putin in Moscowís main cathedral. Russian court sentences Pussy Riot members to 2 years in prison each.Liv Hoybye
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ENGLAND, London: Supporters of the Russian punk rock band Pussy Riot protest outside the Russian Embassy in London, Friday, Aug. 17, 2012, as the verdict in their case is announced in Moscow. A Russian judge found three members of the provocative punk band Pussy Riot guilty of hooliganism on Friday, in one of the most closely watched cases in recent Russian history. The judge said the three band members committed hooliganism driven by religious hatred and offending religious believers. The three were arrested in March after a guerrilla performance in Moscow's main cathedral calling for the Virgin Mary to protect Russia against Vladimir Putin, who was elected to a new term as Russia's president a few days later.Alastair Grant
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FINLAND, Helsinki: Protestors take part in a pro Pussy Riot demonstration outside the Russian Embassy in Helsinki, Friday, Aug. 17, 2012. The three female band members have been in jail for more than five months because of an anti-Putin prank in Moscow's main cathedral. A judge is due to rule on their case Friday.Viena Kytojoki
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GERMANY, Hamburg: Supporters of Russian band "Pussy Riot" participate in a demonstration of solidarity on August 17, 2012 in Hamburg, northern Germany. A Moscow court on August 17, 2012 found guilty three young members of the feminist punk band who captured global attention by defying the Russian authorities and ridiculing President Vladimir Putin in a church.Marcus Brandt
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GERMANY, Hamburg: A supporter of Russian band Pussy Riot holds a poster reading "Free Pussy Riot", on August 17, 2012 in Hamburg, northern Germany.A Moscow court on August 17, 2012 found guilty three young members of the feminist punk band who captured global attention by defying the Russian authorities and ridiculing President Vladimir Putin in a church.Marcus Brandt
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GERMANY, Munich: A masked activist of of the human rights organization Amnesty International shouts slogans next to the pasted street sign of the Marienplatz place with Pussy-Riot-Platz (Platz is German for place) in Munich, southern Germany, Friday, Aug. 17, 2012, during a demonstration for the Russian punk band Pussy Riot. Three members of Russian punk group Pussy Riot were jailed in March and charged with hooliganism motivated by religious hatred after their punk performance against President Putin in Moscowís main cathedral. A judge found three members of the provocative punk band Pussy Riot guilty of hooliganism on Friday, in a case that has drawn widespread international condemnation as an emblem of Russia's intolerance of dissent.Lennart Preiss
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HUNGARY, Budapest: Supporters of Russian feminist punk band 'Pussy Riot' hold home-made banners during a demonstration organized by Amnesty International Hungary at Erzsebet square in downtown Budapest on August 17, 2012. A Moscow court on August 17, 2012, found three young members of the feminist punk band guilty for singing a song ridiculing President Vladimir Putin in a church in the city and sentenced them to two years imprisonment in a camp. The band has captured global attention by defying the Russian authorities and various leaders of the European Union called the Russian court's sentencing excessive and disproportionate.Peter Kohalmi
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IRELAND, Dublin: Feminist activist Rosita Sweetman joins demonstrators in a protest in O'Connell Street, Dublin, against the conviction of members of the provocative Russian punk band Pussy Riot, Friday Aug. 17, 2012. The three female band members have been in jail for more than five months because of an anti-Putin prank in Moscow's main cathedral. A judge is due to rule on their case Friday.Niall Carson
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IRELAND, Dublin: Demonstrators take part in a protest in O'Connell Street, Dublin, against the conviction of members of the provocative Russian punk band Pussy Riot, Friday Aug. 17, 2012. The three female band members have been in jail for more than five months because of an anti-Putin prank in Moscow's main cathedral. A judge is due to rule on their case Friday.Niall Carson
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IRELAND, Dublin: Musician Colin Kelly from Punk Band "Job Seekers" joins demonstrators in a protest in O'Connell Street, Dublin, against the conviction of members of the provocative Russian punk band Pussy Riot, Friday Aug. 17, 2012. The three female band members have been in jail for more than five months because of an anti-Putin prank in Moscow's main cathedral. A judge is due to rule on their case Friday.Niall Carson
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ITALY, Milan: A demonstrator writes on a shirt 'Free Pussy Riot' in support of the Russian punk group Pussy Riot during a protest in Milan, Italy, Friday Aug. 17, 2012. Three members of Pussy Riot were jailed in March and charged with hooliganism motivated by religious hatred after their punk performance against President Putin in Moscowís main cathedral. Russian court sentences Pussy Riot members to 2 years in prison each.Luca Bruno
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NORWAY, Oslo: Amnesty International protestors demonstrate against the verdict of the Russian court against punk band Pussy Riot, outside the Russian embassy in Oslo, Friday, Aug. 17, 2012. A Moscow judge sentenced three members of the provocative punk band Pussy Riot to two years in prison each on hooliganism charges on Friday following a trial that has drawn international outrage as an emblem of Russia's intolerance of dissent.Anette Karlsen
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POLAND, Warsaw: Supporters of the Russian punk band 'Pussy Riot' wear masks and tape their mouths shut as they protest in front of the Russian embassy in Warsaw on August 17, 2012. A Moscow court today handed a two-year jail sentence to the three feminist punk rockers who infuriated the Kremlin and captured world attention by ridiculing President Vladimir Putin in Russia's main church. Various leaders of the European Union called the Russian court's sentencing excessive and disproportionate.Wojtek Radwanski
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RUSSIA, Moscow: A supporter of the punk band Pussy Riot holds a hand-crafted design symbolizing the three members of the Russian punk group Pussy Riot, with a sign on her wrist reading "They are your children, Russia," outside a court in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Aug. 17, 2012. A Moscow judge has sentenced each of three members of the provocative punk band Pussy Riot to two years in prison on hooliganism charges following a trial that has drawn international outrage as an emblem of Russia's intolerance to dissent.Alexander Zemlianichenko
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RUSSIA, Moscow: Former world chess champion Garry Kasparov, a leading opposition activist, speaks from a police vehicle after having been detained by police outside the court where a trial of the feminist punk group Pussy Riot is held, in Moscow, Friday, Aug. 17, 2012. A Moscow judge sentenced three members of the provocative punk band Pussy Riot to two years in prison each on hooliganism charges on Friday following a trial that has drawn international outrage as an emblem of Russia's intolerance of dissent.Yuri Tutov
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RUSSIA, St. Petersburg: A demonstrator attends a rally showing support for the Russian punk group Pussy Riot whose members face prison for a stunt against President Vladimir Putin, in St.Petersburg, Russia, Friday, Aug. 17, 2012. Pussy Riot members, two of whom have young children, are charged with hooliganism connected to religious hatred, but the case is widely seen as a warning that authorities will only tolerate opposition under tightly controlled conditions.Dmitry Lovetsky
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SPAIN, Barcelona: Supporters of all-girl punk band "Pussy Riot" protest near the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona on August 17, 2012. A Moscow court on Friday pronounced a guilty verdict in the case of three members of the feminist punk band Pussy Riot who staged a protest against Russian President Vladimir Putin in a landmark church.Josep Lago
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UKRAINE, Kiev: A supporter of feminist punk band "Pussy Riot" protests in front of the Russian embassy in Kiev on August 17, 2012. A Moscow court today found guilty three young members of a feminist punk band who infuriated the Kremlin and captured global attention by ridiculing Russian President Vladimir Putin in a church.Genya Savilovgenya
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UNITED STATES, New York City: A woman named Anna rallies in Times Square in support of the group Pussy Riot August 17, 2012 in New York. A topless Ukrainian feminist felled a cross with a chainsaw, balaclava-clad New Yorkers braved arrest to picket an Orthodox church and Bulgarian punks re-decorated a war memorial. Protesters took to the streets in cities around the world Friday to protest Russia's jailing of female punk trio Pussy Riot, in colorful demonstrations inspired by the group's anarchic, countercultural style of activism.AFP PHOTO/DON EMMERTDON EMMERT/AFP/GettyImagesDon Emmert
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UNITED STATES, New York City: A protester is arrested during a demonstration in front of the Russian consulate in support of Russian punk band Pussy Riot, Friday, Aug. 17, 2012 in New York. A Russian judge found three members of the provocative punk band guilty of hooliganism on Friday, in one of the most closely watched cases in recent Russian history. The three were arrested in March after a guerrilla performance in Moscow's main cathedral calling for the Virgin Mary to protect Russia against Vladimir Putin, who was elected to a new term as Russia's president a few days later.Alex Katz
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